''A Storm of Love'' ( ar, عاصفة من الحب , transliterated ''A'sefa min al-hubb'') is an

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film released in 1961. The film is directed and written by Hussein el-Mohandess and stars

Salah Zulfikar Salah El Din Ahmed Mourad Zulfikar ( ar, صلاح ذو الفقار; ; 18 January 1926 – 22 December 1993) was an Egyptian actor and film producer. He started his career as a police officer in the Egyptian National Police, before becoming an ac ...

and

Nahed Sherif Nahed Sherif ( ar, ناهد شريف), (1 January 1942 – 7 April 1981) was an Egyptian actress who came to prominence in Egyptian and Lebanese films of the 1960s and 1970s. Biography Born Samiha Zaki El-Nial () and a Lycée Français du Caire ...

Synopsis

A rivalry develops between the Ubaida and Rizeiga tribes: an Ubaida mother asks her son Hamed to burn Rizeiga crops once the killer of a Rizeiga is released from prison. Hamed is considered one of the most eligible bachelors in the village, and while his mother wants him to pick a glamorous village woman, he is struck by a dancing

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girl named Khaleda and determined to seduce her. Opposed by her patron Sharif and his family, Hamed elopes with Khaleda to the coastal region of

El Manzala El Manzala () is a region ('' markaz'') in Egypt. Situated in the Dakahlia Governorate, it lies on the Lake Manzala coast in the northeastern part of the country. Etymology The town's name comes from Lake Manzala which in turn derives from . ...

, where they eke out a modest living on his

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wages and their whereabouts are known to none back home except the trusted Sheikh Mabrouk. Sharif, however, arrives at their bungalow to retrieve his meal ticket, convincing her to leave Hamed. Hamed returns to his home village and marries his mother's choice, Zainab, but Khaleda remains by the sea and decides not to return to Sharif's enslavement. Sheikh Mabrouk shelters her and sends for Hamed when she suffers health complications after giving birth to a son, which ultimately kill her. Hamed returns to the village and Zainab promises to raise the child with him as their own.

Crew

* Director: Hussein el-Mohandess * Studio: United Film Company, produced by Abdel Aziz Fahmy and partners * Distributor: United Cinema, run by Sobhi Farhat * Cinematographer: Abdel Aziz Fahmy * Music: Fouad el-Zahery

Cast

Main cast

(Hamed) *

(Khaleda) *

Amina Rizk Amina Rizk ( ar, أمينة رزق; April 15, 1910 – August 24, 2003) was a classic Egyptian actress who appeared in around 208 artworks including more than 70 movies between 1928 and 1996. She was calm in her later years, but described as a c ...

(Hamed's mother) *

Adly Kasseb Adly Kasseb عدلى كاسب (full name: Adly Abdel Hamid Kasseb) (April 21, 1918 – September 13, 1978) was an Egyptian actor who acted in many movies and plays. His talent was recognized since he was a child and has grown over the years. H ...

(Sharif) *

Widad Hamdi Widad Hamdi ( ar, وداد حمدى) was an Egyptian actress. She starred in over 600 films during her lifetime, and almost all her roles were as a servant or maid. Early life and career Hamdi was born on March 7, 1924, in Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt. ...

(Khaleda's friend) *

Nadia Al-Gindi Nadia Elgendi (Also written as Nadia El Gendi; arz, ناديه الجندى) (born 1940 in Khta Alexandria) is an Egyptian actress and producer. She is often known in Egypt as ''"Negmet El gamaheer"'' (the star of masses) because of the high c ...

(Zainab) * Muhammad Othman (Zainab's father) *

Mohsen Hassanein Muhsin (also spelled Mohsen, Mohsin, Mehsin, or Muhsen, ar, محسن) is a masculine Arabic given name. The first person known to have the name "Muhsin" was Muhsin bin Ali, the son of Ali ibn Abi Talib and Fatimah bint Muhammad. Islamic term ...

(Rizeiga chief) *

Ibrahim Emara Ibrahim ( ar, إبراهيم, links=no ') is the Arabic name for Abraham, a Biblical patriarch and prophet in Islam. For the Islamic view of Ibrahim, see Abraham in Islam. Ibrahim may also refer to: * Ibrahim (name), a name (and list of people w ...

(Sheikh Mabrouk)

Supporting cast

Lotfi Abdel Hamid Lutfi (also spelled Lotfi, Lutvi or Luthfi, ar, لطفي), meaning "kind" or "gracious", may refer to: Given name Lotfi * Lotfi A. Zadeh (1921–2017), Azerbaijani electrical engineer * Lotfi Akalay (born 1943), Moroccan writer * Lotfi Nezzar, ...

Mohamed Hamdi Mohamed Sayed Hamdi (11 December 1931 – 16 October 1992) was an Egyptian gymnast. He competed in eight events at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), offic ...

* Mohamed Maghraby * Abdul Hamid Badawi * Mahmoud al-Arabi * Fawzi Darwish

External links

El Cinema page

IMDb page

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Storm of Love Egyptian black-and-white films 1961 films